I believe this is an existential challenge facing general trade publishers because it relates directly to the value publishers
deliver authors and readers.
Not exact matches
David Naggar, vice president of Kindle at Amazon, said in a statement that «We are pleased with this new agreement as it includes specific financial incentives for Hachette to
deliver lower prices, which we believe will be a great win for
readers and authors alike.»
Since distributors
and stores only impose the most basic quality controls, a lot of self - published books suffer from lack of sales because the
author simply didn't
deliver at a level
readers expect for the price.
We created
and delivered a three - part seminar series that explored ebooks from the perspectives of
readers, library staff
and prospective
authors.
Your
author brand is an ongoing, continually evolving story that communicates what makes your work unique,
and represents an implied promise to your
readers of what they can expect you to consistently
deliver.
Amazon has also done better marketing
and offers
authors — at least directly — better royalties, all while
delivering less expensive books to
readers.
He's fantasy
author, computer programmer, entrepreneur
and the founder of BookFunnel.com, a company that says they
deliver your ebooks to your
readers, without the hassle.
Open Road, as a digital publisher of ebooks with a focus on the vast number of backlist titles, is perfectly poised to
deliver value to its
authors, as its marketing approach uniquely focuses on
authors as brands
and systematically creates authentic connections between the
authors and the
reader.
The new program is designed to
deliver additional marketing benefits that
authors and publishers have been asking for, including more ways to reach the
author's
readers,
and automatically adding the book to the Want - to - Read lists of anyone entering the giveaway.
«We are pleased with this new agreement as it includes specific financial incentives for Hachette to
deliver lower prices, which we believe will be a great win for
readers and authors alike,» said David Naggar, Vice President, Kindle.
«We found that the
authors were just as keen as we were to
deliver on this idea because they saw how meaningful it would be to their fans
and readers to have these as gifts to be remembered long after the holidays are over.
The deal gives
authors a proven method for
delivering individualized autographs,
and it grants
readers a new way to collect authenticated autographs
and inscriptions inside favorite ebooks.
It's the quickest, most efficient
and cost - effective way to
deliver your book marketing messages directly to your
readers and to get them to engage with you as an
author.
Bella
and Hugh Howey particularly talked about the book itself as marketing — the brilliant story,
delivering on the promise to the
reader, a consistent production schedule, covers that evoke the emotion of the story, the
author's name, the title
and sub-title, the sales description
and keywords, email
and newsletters.
Instead, today — for all but «celebrity»
authors, (already - famous business, media, or political personalities)-- writing
and publishing success involves identifying your particular ideal
readers and delivering the information they want to read.
For writers,
author brand is predominantly about your «voice,» but the experience you
deliver to
readers can be applied to your photo, book cover, website,
and more.
«As digital publications evolve from digitized text into enhanced eBooks
and new forms of expression, EPUB 3 will dramatically expand the ability of
authors and publishers to
deliver richer experiences to their
readers across disparate devices, in browsers
and in apps.».
In the end, I think the entire concept of
delivering serial content is a great way to introduce
readers to new
authors and drive sales to their other titles.
Pubsoft
delivers a dashboard that gives publishers the power to capture metadata
and drill down into book,
author and reader levels for insights that can supercharge marketing campaigns, inform key business decisions
and drive broader product strategy.»
That is the importance of the
author brand
and delivering what your
readers want consistently.
In his prepared statement about the new Little, Brown YA arrangement, Cameron is quoted saying, «Hachette Book Group has always been a leader in the publishing industry
and is once again ahead of the curve by leveraging Booktrack's technology, harnessing its unlimited creative potential for
authors to
deliver an immersive new experience to their
readers.
Aside from appropriately representing your book
and garnering the attention of a potential
reader, book covers can actually make or break sales according to a Huffington Post interview with Smashwords founder Mark Coker: «In addition to promising what a book will
deliver, the [cover] image also promises (or fails to promise) that the
author is a professional,
and that the book will honor the
reader's time.»
We aim to
deliver top - notch bone - chilling horror
and seductive romantic content for
readers along with providing an excellent service to the
authors we choose to publish.
Author U — Your Guide to Book Publishing focused on all things publishing today and new ways to target your reader market with author Dan Poynter who will present the opening session at the Extravaganza on Friday AM — you don't want to miss it... and make sure you listen to the radio show with him — an amazing array of info was delivered about e
Author U — Your Guide to Book Publishing focused on all things publishing today
and new ways to target your
reader market with
author Dan Poynter who will present the opening session at the Extravaganza on Friday AM — you don't want to miss it... and make sure you listen to the radio show with him — an amazing array of info was delivered about e
author Dan Poynter who will present the opening session at the Extravaganza on Friday AM — you don't want to miss it...
and make sure you listen to the radio show with him — an amazing array of info was
delivered about eBooks.
But the emotional experience you
deliver to
readers can also be applied to visuals like your
author photo, book covers
and website.
Everywhere sellers are storming to the market claiming that they will
deliver readers from a limited ecosystem promising
and there will be a brighter day for
authors to conveniently distribute
and earn higher profits.
Following Paul's blog titled «Strength in Numbers» yesterday, you can see with your own eyes (especially if you have purchased SEALs of Summer superbundle onto your eReading device) how collaboration can allow
authors of the same genre to join forces
and deliver the collection of stories that
readers can not resist.
The publishing house's aim is to
deliver books from talented
authors to inspire
and motivate
readers to do better or to rise above their circumstances.
I was reading a piece at IndieReader recently where Smashwords founder Mark Coker, speaking on the subject of covers, remarked, «In addition to promising what a book will
deliver, the [cover] image also promises (or fails to promise) that the
author is a professional,
and that the book will honor the
reader's time.»
But the chances of doing so on a sustained basis have never been better,
and my sense is that if you are
delivering work that is exceptional for your genre, that
readers can't get from other
authors, you will prosper, or at least will never starve.
If your book doesn't
deliver the same standards in return for your
readers» investment of time
and money, your sales —
and your reputation as an
author — will suffer.
James Moushon presents Ebook Marketing: Boxed Sets are Gaining Exposure
and Sales posted at HBS
Author's Corner, saying, «One of the things the digital world allows
authors to do is to bundle their writings
and easily
deliver them to
readers.
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«We are pleased with this new agreement as it includes specific financial incentives for Hachette to
deliver lower prices, which we believe will be a great win for
readers and authors alike,» Amazon Kindle vice president David Naggar said in announcing the deal.
Amazon said the deal included «specific financial incentives for Hachette to
deliver lower prices, which we believe will be a great win for
readers and authors alike».
At the same time, we focus on the
readers,
delivering and showcasing new, exciting literature — indie literature — to
readers around the world, therefore helping
authors and readers to connect.
Traditional publishers
and authors who are resistant to digital technology might frown upon the versatile
and skillful indie fellows who relentlessly research
and study the rising domination of self - pubbers
and keep reporting how
and why they will
deliver to
readers.
David Naggar, v.p., Kindle, said: «We are pleased with this new agreement as it includes specific financial incentives for Hachette to
deliver lower prices, which we believe will be a great win for
readers and authors alike.»
Despite the fact that the package usually includes the work of big name
authors rather than indies, it is up to the
reader who decides which distributing channel can broaden the sales revenue
and the quality of the content
delivered by hardworking
authors that will ultimately attract new
readers.
«We are pleased with this new agreement as it includes specific financial incentives for Hachette to
deliver lower prices, which we believe will be a great win for
readers and authors alike.»
Accordingly, take an especially relevant or incisive 600 - to 800 - word excerpt from a CLE paper, paste it into the blog,
and presto, you've got a post that
delivers real value to the
reader, rewards the contributing
author (with an outbound link),
and promotes the event before or after it takes place.